Restaurants Hong Kong Hey Kee: Hong Kong Dai Pai Dong at Guillemard A Slice of 80’s Hong Kong at the Old Badminton Hall If you’ve been to Hong Kong, the mention of “Dai Pai Dong” is likely
Teochew Restaurants Braised Meats San Shu Gong 三叔公 Private Dining It isn’t “Private Dining” Nowadays, it is quite common to hear about “Private Dining” places with an incredibly long waiting list. It’s not hard to
Hainanese Pork Satay Heritage Hawkers Kwong Satay: Pork Belly Satay 13 years on! Back in 2008, I floated the idea of a Pork Belly Satay to Judy Wong, the 4th generation owner of Kwong Satay. Those were the
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Hawker Centre Liang Ji Hokkien Mee: Hainan Legacy Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while will know that my all time favourite hawker dish is fried Hokkien Mee.
THE MUST TRY LIST Song Fish Head Eat First! 食之為鮮 A Tale of Two Brothers Once upon a time, there was a man who ran a very successful restaurant serving traditional Cantonese style food. This man, Mr Chai Kok Hoong,
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Koung’s Wanton Mee: Pioneer Hawkers If you made a list of the top ten most popular hawker foods in Singapore, there is no doubt that wonton mee will be on
THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Geylang Laksa: Old School Laksa since the 40’s! Finding a stall like Geylang Laksa is like landing a 600kg Bluefin tuna. In order to grow to that size, the tuna had to be
THE MUST TRY LIST Braised Duck Sean Kee Braised Duck: Gorgeous Gooey Goodness! Braised duck has never been on my “shiokfood” list until now. Comfort food yes, but it had never hit that “Shiok” level for me. You
Michelin Guide Singapore THE MUST TRY LIST Char: One of a kind Char Siew! Char Siew is not easy to define. When you see it, you know it. But if I were to try to describe it in terms
Michelin Bib Gourmand THE MUST TRY LIST Sik Bao Sin: Old School Cantonese Dishes Congratulations to Sik Bao Sin (Desmond’s Creation) for making the 2018 Michelin Bib Gourmand selection list! If you have been to Sik Wai Sin recently
Opened till late Turtle Soup Old Geylang Seafood: Turtle Soup, Crocodiles and other unmentionables This next story is for gastronomic adventurers and not for picky eaters reticent to anything less arcane than supermarket roast chicken. If your friend came
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs THE MUST TRY LIST L32 Kopitiam Ban Mian: Longest Ban Mian Queue! This Ban Mian at Geylang Lor 32 holds the record for the longest Ban Mian Queue in my books. SCS Butter and I were there
